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Sophie Vangheel

Oprichtster
Team members

The Cunina team in Belgium The Cunina House in Geel is home to a dedicated and motivated team of co-workers. Every day they dedicate themselves to making the world a better place, step by step. All these steps eventually lead to something that one can truly be proud of. The walls inside the house are filled with pictures and posters that show the different things that Cunina has achieved and realized. They are a source of inspiration to the co-workers of Cunina. By working together as a family, the Cunina staff are able to add that little extra. Each of our co-workers has their own skills. Thanks to this wide range of talents we are not only able to properly support our teams abroad, this way we can also remain visible in our own country.
Cunina in the South

Discover the stories of our local co-workers Stories of our co-workers in the South We always work together with local co-workers to make sure that our actions in our partner countries go as smooth as possible. They are our eyes and ears in the South and see to it that the daily tasks and concerns are closely observed. These are their stories.
Cunina ambassadors

Sophie and the Cunina ambassadors use their name and fame to let people know about the work of Cunina. Nowadays, having an ambassador for your organization is something obvious. However, this was different back in 1990 when Cunina was just founded. A celebrity that used their name to let people know about a certain organization, was something totally new in Belgium. Ambassadors in action This changed when Sophie met Sabine De Vos . Sabine was not only convinced about the goal of Cunina, she also became close friends with Sophie. It did not take long for Sophie to ask Sabine if she wanted to become a Cunina ambassador. Luc Appermont also became a Cunina ambassador, not long after the start of Sabine’s ambassadorship. They were both godparents of a Cunina godchild and they each decided to go on an inspiring trip to meet their godchild. Luc Appermont was accompanied by a camera crew on his trip and Sabine’s experience was published in the written press. This gave the Cunina child sponsorships a nice boost. Support from the business world Wouter Torfs became the third ambassador of Cunina. He is the CEO of Schoenen Torfs, which is a totally different profile than that of a Flemish celebrity. Wouter became the first ambassador from the business world and this way, Cunina started another trend. Due to his persuasiveness and tireless effort during a lot of lectures, Wouter opened the doors to the business world for Cunina. This helped the organization start many educational projects to improve the quality of education in their partner countries. The new generation of ambassadors Our youngest member of the Cunina ambassador family is Nathalie Meskens , a very lively and enthusiastic woman. She is de embodiment of the new generation of ambassadors with a direct line to young people. She also went on an emotional trip to meet her godchild and promoted Cunina during numerous TV moments. She was single-handedly responsible for the fact that Cunina child sponsorships increased to almost 3,000. History of the ambassadors °1993: Sabine De Vos °2004: Luc Appermont °2008: Nathalie Meskens °2009: Wouter Torfs
Cunina management

General Meeting The General Meeting takes note of the annual report and the financial statement and approves the budget of next year. The members of the General Meeting are: Sophie Vangheel, Kathleen Op de Beeck, Bernard Lootens (business manager), Luc Moortgat (notary) and Theo Hamaekers. Board of Directors All powers not expressly reserved by law to the General Meeting fall within the competence of the Board of Directors. The members of the Board of Directors are: Sophie Vangheel, Kathleen Op de Beeck, Bernard Lootens (business manager), Luc Moortgat (notary) and Theo Hamaekers.